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Online RN to BSN Program — Advance Your Nursing Career in Scranton, PA

�黨��ǿ� offers a flexible, fully accredited online RN to BSN program designed to fit your busy schedule and career goals. If you’re a working registered nurse looking for an online nursing degree, the RN to BSN online accredited program is for you.

Marywood’s online RN to BSN program is tailored specifically for licensed RNs seeking to advance their nursing career while continuing to work. As one of the leading online BSN programs near me in Scranton, PA, our program combines:

Expert faculty who provide personalized support
Access to cutting-edge nursing research and technology
Opportunities for clinical experiences within the local healthcare community

The RN to BSN online accredited program is designed to help you build leadership, critical thinking, and patient care skills needed to excel in today’s healthcare environments. Coursework is delivered online with flexible scheduling to accommodate working professionals.

Graduates are prepared to pass the NCLEX and pursue roles in a wide range of settings, including:

Critical care
Community and public health
Primary and acute care
Long-term care and home health
Mental health nursing
Pharmaceutical and administrative positions

�黨��ǿ�’s RN to BSN program offers the perfect balance of flexibility and hands-on experience for working nurses in Scranton and beyond. If you’ve been searching for an RN to BSN program near me that supports your career advancement, explore Marywood’s online nursing degree today.

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Program at a glance

Degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN)

Total Credit Hours
120

College
College of Health Sciences

Department
Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, and Healthcare Administration

Program Highlights

Ranked Among the Best

Marywood is ranked #14 Best Value School by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings for 2025, making Marywood a great, centrally located option for students in Northeastern Pennsylvania who want to stay closer to home.

Nursing Skills in Action

-A state-of-the-art Nursing Simulation Center featuring lifelike patient scenarios to sharpen critical thinking and decision-making skills

-Service-learning opportunities that extend from local clinics in Scranton to global healthcare communities

-Collaborative clinical experiences at trusted regional healthcare sites to build interprofessional skills essential for nursing leadership

100% Pass Rate

The Class of 2024 achieved a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX Exam demonstrating the exceptional quality of Marywood’s nursing program. This perfect success rate reflects the program’s rigorous curriculum, hands-on training, and strong faculty support—preparing graduates to confidently enter the nursing profession and deliver excellent patient care from day one.

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NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenges Exams:

NACE II Care of the Adult Client (passing score gives student credit for NURS350/NURS351)
NACE II Nursing Care of Child (passing score gives student credit for NURS 450A)
NACE II Nursing Care of Childbearing Family (passing scores gives students credit for NURS 450B).

Please see the Student Guide to NLN Testing Portal to create a new username, password, and to register for the appropriate test. Students may test remotely at home at their convenience.

Students choosing to receive advanced standing credit for Chemistry need to visit the . (Please note CLEP exams are not administered by �黨��ǿ�.)

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Facilities & Technology

�黨��ǿ�'s Nursing Program boasts state-of-the-art simulation labs that provide students with a realistic and immersive learning experience. The simulation labs are equipped with advanced mannequins that can mimic various medical conditions, allowing students to practice their skills in a safe and controlled environment. The Nursing School facilities are equipped with a wide range of medical equipment and supplies, allowing students to gain hands-on experience in performing various nursing procedures. Under the guidance of experienced faculty, students can practice tasks such as administering medications, taking vital signs, and performing wound care, ensuring they are well-prepared for their clinical rotations.

Center for Natural & Health Sciences

The Department of Nursing is located in the Center for Natural & Health Sciences. It is equipped with a state of the art simulation laboratory. It also houses the Comerford Theatre, which is one of the largest lecture halls on campus.

Clinical Simulation Lab

The use of SimMan and Vital Sim Models along with the newly purchased Nursing Anne and SimMom provides an opportunity to experience realistic clinical situations. The new skills lab is a state of the art facility that helps students establish fundamental critical thinking skills that can be applied in nursing practice.

Student Lounge

Within the sim lab, students have access to a student lounge where they can study and socialize and they have access to a microwave and refrigerator. Students can access the lab and the lounge with their Marywood ID card.

Computer Lab

Students have access to a computer lab with up-to-date resources for academic development located right inside the Center for Natural & Health Sciences. Other computer labs are available across campus.

Nursing Skills Lab

The Nursing Skills Lab in the Center for Natural and Health Sciences is equipped with patient simulators, Turning Point technology, and patient mannequins that afford students the opportunity to practice a range of nursing skills. This simulation lab offers students an environment to apply knowledge in a safe setting, fostering critical thinking. The simulators are programmed to respond physiologically to diseases, trauma, and interactions as human beings. Realistic patient scenarios can be simulated in a controlled environment in which students can practice the nursing process, critical thinking, and decision making.

The Nursing Department utilizes various healthcare facilities that include acute and critical care, pediatric, obstetrics, long term care, psychiatric and mental health, and community care settings. These facilities serve populations of culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds, offering the students exposure to a microcosm of the larger global community in which they will practice after graduation.

O'Neill Center for Healthy Families

The O'Neill Center for Healthy Families, located on University Avenue, provides classroom and research space, joining academic programs to innovative research. Students from the Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, Exercise Science, Respiratory Therapy, and Physician Assistant programs have classes in this building. It is also home to The Human Performance Lab, a state-of-the-art facility designed to serve the needs of student, professional, amateur, and recreational athletes and the community.

The Keith J. O'Neill Center for Healthy Families, dedicated on October 18, 2002, was named in honor of its benefactor, esteemed alumnus and former trustee Keith J. O'Neill '76, the first male to graduate from Marywood's dietetics program and an accomplished leader in the dietetics profession. He credits Marywood for "(giving) me the skills and confidence to take on the challenges that come from running a large food service department and eventually from the challenges created by starting my own company."

In 2024, �黨��ǿ� further expanded its deep commitment to health sciences during the dedication of the Pascucci Family Health Sciences Pavilion, a transformative addition to the Keith J. O'Neill Center for Healthy Families and a cornerstone of the EMPOWER Campaign.

The $11.5 million Pascucci Family Health Sciences Pavilion is a realization of Marywood's commitment to providing state-of-the-art facilities for education in the health sciences. Generously supported by the Pascucci Family and other dedicated donors, this new space elevates the learning experience of future healthcare professionals and contributes to the University's mission of fostering excellence in education.

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Pascucci Family Health Sciences Pavilion

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Nursing Skills Lab

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Simulation Rooms

There are 2 simulation rooms with state-of-the art critical care, birthing, neonatal and pediatric simulators. Each simulation room is equipped with a camera for recording of sessions and 2-way glass for observation.

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Exam Rooms

There are 9 individual exam rooms utilized for practical education and testing of history and physical examination techniques. Each exam room is designed to mimic a provider office and is accessible to students to practice throughout their time here.

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Private Study Rooms

There are 3 private study rooms which can be accessed 24/7 with key-card access. These spaces are ideal for group studying and collaboration.

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Student Break Room

A student break room and kitchen provides space for students to store and prepare food, eat comfortably between classes and socialize with peers.

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Center for Natural and Health Sciences

The Center for Natural and Health Sciences contains various science laboratories, including a Microbiology and Molecular/Cellular Biology lab, an Organic Chemistry lab, an Anatomy and Physiology lab, a Physics lab, a Biotechnology research lab, and an Environmental wet laboratory, along with a greenhouse, computer labs, and various classrooms.

Classrooms for our Math and Computer Science, Science, and Public Administration programs are in this building. The 100-seat Comerford Theatre, one of two large lecture halls on campus, is located here.

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Scholarships

Morris K. Udall Scholarship

The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.

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Courses & Curriculum (120 Total Credits; 55 nursing credits, 25 cognate credits, 40 core)

Fall/Spring Semester First Year (21 total credits)

Course Numbers	Course Names	Credit Hours
*FALL*		*12 total credits*
LANG (Core)***	Any Language Course	3
Writing (Core)	Any Writing Course	3
NURS 253	Health Assessment	3
NURS 253L	Health Assessment Lab	0
*SPRING*		*9 total credits*
Core	Any Core Elective	3
MATH 155**	Statistics	3
Oral/Speaking	Any Oral/Speaking Course	3

Course Numbers

Course Names

Credit Hours

FALL

12 total credits

LANG (Core)***

Any Language Course

Writing (Core)

Any Writing Course

NURS 253

Health Assessment

NURS 253L

Health Assessment Lab

SPRING

9 total credits

Core

Any Core Elective

MATH 155**

Statistics

Oral/Speaking

Any Oral/Speaking Course

Challenge: RN students may choose to challenge, by examination, the following courses:

*Anatomy &Physiology (NLN) 8 credits

*Microbiology (NLN) 4 credits

*Nutrition (NLN) 3 credits

*Chemistry (CLEP) 4 credits

19 credits

Advanced Standing: RN students may receive advanced standing credit for the following courses:

NURS 250 Concepts 3 credits NURS 352 Behavioral Health 3 credits

NURS 252 Foundations 6 credits NURS 450B OB 3 credits

NURS 350 Adult Health I 6 credits NURS 450A Peds 3 credits

NURS 351 Adult Health II 6 credits NURS 455 Adult Health III 6 credits

NURS 453 Transition to Practice 3 credits NURS 254 Pharm I 1 credit

NURS 354 Pharm II 1 credit NURS 355 Pharm III 1 credit

Total 42 credits

Total credits by challenge/advanced standing = 61 credits

NOTE: Curricular revision may affect course offerings and credit allocation.

Total credits 120; Nursing credits 55

*-Cognate courses “C” or better is necessary & needs to be completed before NURS 253

**Needs to be completed with a “C” or better before NURS 353 Research

***If student has completed 4 years of same foreign language in high school, that student can choose to take just one, 3 credit course to satisfy the foreign language requirement. The course however, must be above the 212 level. NOTE: If exempt from a foreign language, student will need to take additional credits to meet 120 credits requirement (minimum for graduation).

Fall/Spring Semester Second Year (14 total credits)

Course Numbers	Course Names	Credit Hours
*FALL*		*12 total credits*
LANG (Core)***	Any Language Course	3
Writing (Core)	Any Writing Course	3
NURS 253	Health Assessment	3
NURS 253L	Health Assessment Lab	0
*SPRING*		*9 total credits*
Core	Any Core Elective	3
MATH 155**	Statistics	3
Oral/Speaking	Any Oral/Speaking Course	3

Course Numbers

Course Names

Credit Hours

FALL

12 total credits

LANG (Core)***

Any Language Course

Writing (Core)

Any Writing Course

NURS 253

Health Assessment

NURS 253L

Health Assessment Lab

SPRING

9 total credits

Core

Any Core Elective

MATH 155**

Statistics

Oral/Speaking

Any Oral/Speaking Course

Challenge: RN students may choose to challenge, by examination, the following courses:

*Anatomy &Physiology (NLN) 8 credits

*Microbiology (NLN) 4 credits

*Nutrition (NLN) 3 credits

*Chemistry (CLEP) 4 credits

19 credits

Advanced Standing: RN students may receive advanced standing credit for the following courses:

NURS 250 Concepts 3 credits NURS 352 Behavioral Health 3 credits

NURS 252 Foundations 6 credits NURS 450B OB 3 credits

NURS 350 Adult Health I 6 credits NURS 450A Peds 3 credits

NURS 351 Adult Health II 6 credits NURS 455 Adult Health III 6 credits

NURS 453 Transition to Practice 3 credits NURS 254 Pharm I 1 credit

NURS 354 Pharm II 1 credit NURS 355 Pharm III 1 credit

Total 42 credits

Total credits by challenge/advanced standing = 61 credits

NOTE: Curricular revision may affect course offerings and credit allocation.

Total credits 120; Nursing credits 55

*-Cognate courses “C” or better is necessary & needs to be completed before NURS 253

**Needs to be completed with a “C” or better before NURS 353 Research

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Centers of Excellence

�黨��ǿ� hosts three academic Centers of Excellence on campus; The Center for Law, Justice and Policy, The Center for Urban Studies, and The Mother Theresa Maxis, IHM Center. Each center provides students with the tools and resources to excel in their academic endeavors, fostering a dynamic environment where they can engage deeply with their respective fields of study and make meaningful contributions to their communities and beyond.

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Accreditation

�黨��ǿ� is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSHE). / ADDRESS / 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104. | Phone: (267) 284-5000

Bachelor of Science (BSN) in Nursing at �黨��ǿ� is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) / ADDRESS / 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

CCNE Accreditation Status

Last Evaluation Visit: February 11, 2019
Most Recent Action: November 2019- full accreditation granted for 10 years
Next Evaluation Visit: Spring 2029

NCLEX-RN pass rate 2024: 100%
Employment rate for Class of 2024:��100%
Program Completion rate for Class of 2024:��70.3%

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100% Pass Rate

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Facilities & Technology

Center for Natural & Health Sciences

Clinical Simulation Lab

Student Lounge

Computer Lab

Nursing Skills Lab

O'Neill Center for Healthy Families

Pascucci Family Health Sciences Pavilion

Nursing Skills Lab

Simulation Rooms

Exam Rooms

Private Study Rooms

Student Break Room

Center for Natural and Health Sciences

Scholarships

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Faculty

Dr. Theresa Tulaney

Dr. April Lynn Ciesielski

Sarah L Dalton

Danielle A Holod

Katrina Powell

Jonelle M Vinton

Audrey A Angelella

Candace L Beddoe

Kristin M Chacko

Michael M Costello

David Culp

James D Gavin

Nadine Marie Harvey

Taylor Ranee Herron

Kevin Hogan

Mary Joan Lavelle

Lisa M Maida

Karen A Marsh

Dr. Alice E McDonnell

Margaret Bisignani Moyle

Janine Mroczka

Janel M Notari

Dr. LoriAnn F Pajalich

Emily M Rogan

Sarah Gabrielle Rotell

Savannah Marie Stephens

Amanda Danielle Ward

Paul Wascavage

Amy-Jo Wescott

Shannon West

Courses & Curriculum (120 Total Credits; 55 nursing credits, 25 cognate credits, 40 core)

Fall/Spring Semester First Year (21 total credits)

Fall/Spring Semester Second Year (14 total credits)

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